Pigeon Breast is most common in which season and region?

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Pigeon Breast is most common in which season and region?

Pigeon breast (pigeon fever) in horses is an infection caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis that spreads via flies and trauma to the skin, leading to swollen and abscessed chest tissues. The outbreak pattern is strongly tied to environmental conditions that boost fly activity and exposure, namely warm, dry months. The southwestern United States provides those conditions, so late summer and fall are the peak times for transmission there. Cooler winters with fewer active insects and different climates in other regions reduce the likelihood of outbreaks, which is why the combination of late summer and fall in the SW US best fits the disease’s epidemiology.

Pigeon breast (pigeon fever) in horses is an infection caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis that spreads via flies and trauma to the skin, leading to swollen and abscessed chest tissues. The outbreak pattern is strongly tied to environmental conditions that boost fly activity and exposure, namely warm, dry months. The southwestern United States provides those conditions, so late summer and fall are the peak times for transmission there. Cooler winters with fewer active insects and different climates in other regions reduce the likelihood of outbreaks, which is why the combination of late summer and fall in the SW US best fits the disease’s epidemiology.

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